South Africa

Pretoria - The South African Police Service in the North West continues to monitor and maintain stability in the North West Platinum Belt.

Pretoria - Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) says it is introducing a 200-wagon train service named Shongololo on its export coal line that will run directly from Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBTC) to mines in Mpumalanga.

Pretoria - The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will continue with their week-long oversight visit to various farming areas in the Free State to assess progress made by government.

Westonaria – Kaizer Mohapi, John Rapopo, Simao Hele and Sinethemba Ngoni were amongst the first recipients of brand new family units at the Sibanye Gold mine in the West Rand.

Pretoria – Saluting all the women veterans who fought for human dignity and freedom, President Jacob Zuma today named the Government Printing Works machines -- which are used to print the new cards -- after the leaders of the 1956 women’s march.

Pretoria – Government says it has noted with concern media reports which allege that child prostitution is rife and rapidly growing in the eastern Free State region due to poverty.

Pretoria – As the world gets ready to observe World Breastfeeding Week from August 1 – 7, South Africa’s Health Department has reiterated its recommendation of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of an infant’s life.

Pretoria - South Africa’s unemployment rate increased to 25.6% in the second quarter of 2013, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Tuesday.

Cape Town – The Minister of Transport Dipuo Peters is on Thursday expected to make an announcement on the details of the Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) component of the R51 billion Gibela rail consortium, Prasa chief executive Lucky Montana said today.

Pretoria - The police in Limpopo have arrested four men, who are alleged to be part of a syndicate which manufactures fraudulent identity documents and fake driver’s licences.

Mbombela - Mpumalanga's capital city is going green, starting with taking environmentally orientated campaigns to schools around Mbombela.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has called on the business community to support the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital project.

Pretoria - The nine police officers implicated in the death of Mozambican national and taxi driver, Mido Macia, will today appear in the Benoni Magistrate’s Court to reapply for bail.

Pretoria – The Presidency says it has noted media reports regarding the appointment of the head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU).

Pretoria - South Africa will for the first time have a single statute which addresses the scourge of trafficking in persons holistically and comprehensively.